~My story dissappeared; I have been gone for too long. I did write, but I didn't want to update because I couldn't update regularily and thus keep you waiting everytime...I'm so sorry!

When school starts again I can post regularily, but right now I'm trying to dream and it has cost me a year to prepare the bed~

I changed a few stupid mistakes I have been annoyed with since I releashed it so long ago~~

'Luffy! Won't you come play?' Chopper and Ussop asked simultaneously.

They stared at eachother 'What the...' And with such a dumbfounded expression that Luffy almost fell of the figurehead laughing. It was not much of a joke, and not that terribly funny, but he just could not keep from laughing at the expressions that formed on their faces.

'Nah, I'm staying here for a bit' Luffy replied when he calmed down. 'I'm gonna go fishing! Maybe I'll catch a Sea King again! Remember, last time? It was delicious, don't you remember?' Ussop and Chopper sweatdropped at his hyper activity. No wonder he was always hungry; he kept bouncing whatever the cause. Hopefully it would not cause him to fall into the water this time... eh no, give up on that. It would certainly cause him to fall into the water, but hopefully Zoro was awake to keep him from drowning.

Ussop scrugged 'Well that's your loss' then he added 'don't go swimming!'

Luffy didn't appreciate the joke and trew a small fish in his face.

Small by Luffy measuring, mind you, so Ussop was trown on the ground while Chopper was laughing his ass off. Grinning with a face that could only come with a skin that can stretch as rubber, he turned his back to them and went back to fishing.

The remaining crewmembers went about on their business, relaxing before being bothered with whatever it was they still had to do today before they would set off again.

It had been a nice, quiet day for the Mugiwara crew, until a small Marine galley showed up close at the terminal they were docked. Sanji was out buying groceries, Nami and Robin went shopping and Ussop and Chopper were playing their game elsewhere. Because the sails weren't out and the flag was coiled around the mast it was hard for a commoner to relate this small ship to the famous Mugiwara pirates. The figurehead was visible, but other than the trademark of the pirates there weren't any details about the ship mentioned on the wanted posters, and the ship was therefore unknown to the general public.

And for those who did see it, it never quite left their nightmares. But today, it was not anything of the ship that was noticed, it was their captain.
Luffy had been sitting on the figurehead as he always was off-shore, but today he didn't want to leave it and go explore the boring island, only consisting of very little space and it had hardly more then a population off 600 people. This place looked as if it was hardly ever visited in years. It looked boring and it was boring. The few people who went to town would return soon enough. No marinebase in sight, by the way.

That's why it was certainly odd to see such a small, but fast vessel aproaching the dock. Paying no heed to the great bounty on his head, Luffy watched the galley dock, still sitting in full sight on the figurehead of the Tousand Sunny.

Some people climbed out and a few looked up at the ship so much bigger than theirs, in such a small haven. Behind them followed their captain. He too, examined the ship in wonder, a big, goofy-looking lionhead towering above him from which Luffy now looked straight down at him.

Luffy's curiousity spiked. The captain who just stepped out was a fat, ugly guy whose only feature that was not repulsive was his long blond hair, standing in schrill contrast with the rest of his ugly body (and personality, Luffy knew). A tattoo of something indistinguishable was on his shoulder.

At the same moment Luffy recognized him, he recognized Luffy, even though his famous strawhat was on his back, and not visible from the low position of the dock.

'You!'

'Yes, me' Luffy replied in a calm tone, the anger building up slightly. He was not afraid of this piece of shit, but he sure as hell wasn't going to forget what he had done to him all those years ago.

'It has been quite a while, hasn't it Polchemie?'

'It surely has, brat.' Polchemie (remember, in the arc about Luffy's past? don't know if his hair is blond. I just guessed because I haven't finished the anime but I do follow the manga, so no color) felt his anger rise to a boiling point, all that anger being caused by that annoying immature brat who caused him to break with his crew and get shot by the captain, who then exclaimed he was worthless.

By this brat he lost his dignity and prestige and had to start from scrap. He sure as hell wasn't going to forgive him for that. He was now a marine captain, and his past was a secret, and so was his former name. Because there were very few to survive the fire in the Gray terminal, there was no one to rat him out to the marines.

That was, until he met this annoying kid again. He was going to show the last who caused his demise the same terror he had faced.

'Sir, we only came here to restock, please don't make it too long.' one of his subordinates said.

'I can do whatever i want. We're not in a hurry, but I won't take too long. Please inform the men that they are to go to the village and get their supplies. I have a little talking to do and I don't need help for that.'

"Aye sir " was replied -though reluctantly- and soon the other marines left the dock.

When the last of the marines was out of sight the captain permitted himself to speak again, Luffy was still watching, without a word.

'So, you're the last off the annoying pests who haunted the Gray Terminal, if I remember correctly.'

'Doesn't seem so, since you're still alive' Luffy replied, getting a bad feeling from the tone the other man used in his reply. There was something that guy knew and it wouldn't be nice to find out from the look of how this was going. But, seeing as Polchemie was not a patient -nor smart- man, he decided to play his ace immediatly; really, this brat annoyed him to no end.

'Ya fatzo, I thought Ace and Sabo kicked your ass enough already.' Luffy continued when the other man remained silent.
Zoro, who appeared to be sleeping on the deck, cracked an eye open. No one in the crew talked about their past, and if that past happened to show up once in a while it always meant trouble. As Ace's name passed his worries and curiosity left him unable to sleep further, and wondering who in the world would even bring that up.

'The damage they did was neglectable, but, anyhow, I was never able to repay them in kind...' Luffy noticed the eyes of the man glinting with unspilled knowledge, which was very, very rare. 'I heard the poor little guy died a little while ago...what was his name again? As for the Sabo brat, I only gave the command to shoot him, I couldn't execute the order myself hehe.'

"How the heck is that possible!" Luffy yelled. "Sabo was shot by a ship from the Tenryuubito! You were not even around!" Zoro got up. Luffy didn't sound like his usual self, that was clear as day.

'Those nice people on the marine ship didn't notice me, thinking I was the new captain whose clothes I had taken. I'm forever grateful for them, not only did they blow up the little pest who dared to hit me, they also gave the order to burn the Gray Terminal, with that scum of a former captain with it!'

"You gave the order to shoot Sabo?" Luffy growled low.

'I just said that you bad I never got my revenge on that other brat, but luckily my superior Akainu was kind enough to help me out on that one. I heard you were there too weren't you? Kinda stupid of yours' to get your brother killed on your behalf. I mean, how many times does he have to save you?' Here the admiral showed some sort of foolish, surprised expression 'Couldn't do anything on your own, now could you? He didn't even have to die to be in heaven, if only you hadn't interfered and had died when we first met! I feel for that poor brother of you, having such a weakling that keeps needing to be looked after...' Here he took the trouble of molding the fat on his face into a look of mock-pity. 'Actually, your nakama have the more shitty end of the stick he...'

He didn't finish his sentence. Involuntarily that was, because of the little fact that when he was about to proceed his story about Luffy's nakama, a giant jaw-cracking fist met his face.

-X-

Part 1 of chapter 1. I'm uploading it in parts now. I have most of the story on my mp3, but the newer chapters are on my computer at home. Right now I'm in China doing volunteerwork at a school and in a few days I'm going to travel all over the country :) I don't speak any Chinese. Me and my shitty english better than an english teacher here...lol